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The Worst Episodes of The New Statesman

The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

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  1. Background image for H*A*S*H
    6.8/10(49 votes)

    #1 - H*A*S*H

    S4:E2

    Alan is worried that European drug lords may interfere with his attempt to make a profit from the forthcoming legalization of marijuana.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  2. Background image for Speaking in Tongues
    6.9/10(48 votes)

    #2 - Speaking in Tongues

    S4:E3

    Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  3. Background image for A Bigger Splash
    6.9/10(56 votes)

    #3 - A Bigger Splash

    S4:E5

    Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  4. Background image for California Here I Come
    7.1/10(69 votes)

    #4 - California Here I Come

    S2:E5

    Alan tries to sell a sitcom to an American producer, but Piers has to bail Alan out of jail first.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  5. Background image for Waste Not, Want Not
    7.2/10(80 votes)

    #5 - Waste Not, Want Not

    S1:E4

    Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  6. Background image for Happiness is a Warm Gun
    7.3/10(104 votes)

    #6 - Happiness is a Warm Gun

    S1:E1

    Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
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  7. Background image for Passport to Freedom
    7.3/10(87 votes)

    #7 - Passport to Freedom

    S1:E2

    Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  8. Background image for Back from the Mort
    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #8 - Back from the Mort

    S4:E1

    Having survived imprisonment at hard labour in a Russian gulag, Alan attempts a return to politics by joining the European Parliament as representative from an obscure part of East Germany.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  9. Background image for Friends of St. James
    7.4/10(79 votes)

    #9 - Friends of St. James

    S1:E5

    Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  10. Background image for Baa Baa Black Sheep
    7.5/10(75 votes)

    #10 - Baa Baa Black Sheep

    S1:E7

    Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  11. Background image for Live from Westminster
    7.6/10(66 votes)

    #11 - Live from Westminster

    S2:E2

    Televised debates turns Alan into a media superstar

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  12. Background image for Natural Selection
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #12 - Natural Selection

    S3:E5

    At his annual cocktail party, Alan upsets a local VIP who threatens to take over his seat in the House.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  13. Background image for Heil and Farewell
    7.6/10(49 votes)

    #13 - Heil and Farewell

    S4:E4

    Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  14. Background image for Sex is Wrong
    7.7/10(86 votes)

    #14 - Sex is Wrong

    S1:E3

    Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  15. Background image for Profit of Boom
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    #15 - Profit of Boom

    S3:E6

    MI5 and the KGB ask Alan to start a new cold war because they no longer have anyone to spy on.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  16. Background image for Fatal Extraction
    7.8/10(70 votes)

    #16 - Fatal Extraction

    S2:E1

    Alan finds oil on public lands then tries to buy it from a Labour Party leader.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  17. Background image for Keeping Mum
    7.8/10(58 votes)

    #17 - Keeping Mum

    S3:E4

    Alan's mum visits and threatens to stay forever unless Alan repeals his new bill abolishing social security.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  18. Background image for The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #18 - The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard

    S4:E6

    With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  19. Background image for A Wapping Conspiracy
    7.9/10(68 votes)

    #19 - A Wapping Conspiracy

    S2:E3

    Alan is accused of fraternizing with teenaged girls.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  20. Background image for May the Best Man Win
    7.9/10(68 votes)

    #20 - May the Best Man Win

    S2:E6

    Alan tries to sabotage Piers' wedding.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  21. Background image for Let Them Sniff Cake
    7.9/10(58 votes)

    #21 - Let Them Sniff Cake

    S3:E3

    Alan upsets animal rights activists. A old friend wants a birthday ""cake"" from Alan.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  22. Background image for Three Line Whipping
    8.0/10(81 votes)

    #22 - Three Line Whipping

    S1:E6

    Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  23. Background image for Piers of the Realm
    8.0/10(67 votes)

    #23 - Piers of the Realm

    S2:E7

    Alan files for divorce. Piers gets promoted.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  24. Background image for Labour of Love
    8.0/10(60 votes)

    #24 - Labour of Love

    S3:E1

    A new MP threatens Alan's status as the most right-wing member of Commons.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  25. Background image for The Party's Over
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    #25 - The Party's Over

    S3:E2

    Alan tries to help the Labour party win the next election so he can blame them for the impending oil shortage.

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    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

Worst Episodes Summary

"H*A*S*H" is the worst rated episode of "The New Statesman". It scored 6.8/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by Graeme Harper and written by Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks, it aired on 11/29/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Speaking in Tongues".